Analysis: Why livestock matters in Nepal
Outside his rural home in eastern Nepal, Krishna Prasad Dangal knows all too well the importance of livestock. “These animals mean everything to me,” said the 36-year-old father of three.See it on...
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Rosie is a vibrant 4-year old girl living with her single, severely-disabled mom in a subsidized housing unit in rural South Dakota. In May 2013, Rosie's mother, Mary, converted a small unused area...
View ArticleSoil biodiversity and ecosystem function
It has long been recognised that organisms living in the soil are important for making nitrogen available to plants and for storing carbon in the soil but a new paper in PNAS by de Vries et al,...
View ArticleBeef Cattle Fattening for Eid ul Adha
An entrepreneur to harvest superfluous income Karachi is the hub of the economic activities of Pakistan. The home of many industries and business offices, Karachiates spend extra money to buy...
View ArticleNew Paradigms in Agricultural Research - Washington Bangla Radio
New Paradigms in Agricultural Research Washington Bangla Radio In the National Gene Bank 5,414 accessions of orthodox seed species and 112 of non-orthodox species were cryo-stored, and eight were added...
View ArticleAfter Basmati rice, Madhya Pradesh govt to seek patent for rare poultry breed
After getting a patent for Basmati rice, Madhya Pradesh has set its sights on getting one for the Kadaknath chicken, which was almost on the verge of extinction in the 1990sSee it on Scoop.it, via...
View ArticleSearching for the Amazon's Hidden Civilizations
Statistical model predicts signs of agriculture in the rainforestSee it on Scoop.it, via Sustainable Livestock Agenda SLA
View ArticleHow might open data in agriculture help achieve food security?
The policy support for improving the ability to store and share data on agriculture is growing. But how do you ensure farmers in developing countries benefit and will it achieve food security?See it...
View ArticleChart of the Week: Coffee and tea around the world
Worldwide tea is far more popular than coffee, but preferences for one beverage over the other fall into distinct geographic patterns. (RT @conradhackett: Do you belong in coffee world or tea world?See...
View ArticlePlant geneticist Dubcovsky tapped for Wolf Prize, ag's Nobel
Jorge Dubcovsky, an acclaimed UC Davis plant geneticist and international leader in wheat genomics, was named a recipient of the 2014 Wolf Prize in Agriculture on Thursday. The $100,000 Wolf...
View ArticleThe rarely seen birds of Egypt by Ahmed Waheed
Ahmed Waheed started bird-watching when he was seven years old. He would travel with his father, who was the manager of the Zaranik Protectorate in North Sinai. The protectorate covers 250 square...
View ArticleWhy Nutrition Is So Confusing
We haven’t done the studies that would clarify what it takes to be lean and healthy.See it on Scoop.it, via Sustainable Livestock Agenda SLA
View ArticleSTATE OF RURAL POULTRY AND SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION IN PAKISTAN
The present era’s Pakistan is cradle of animal domestication. The well known civilizations of Gandhara, Mohan jododo, and Mehergarh are the inimitable examples. The ruins excavated from the said...
View ArticleArsenic, cadmium and dying farmers
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View ArticleWorld Donkey Day (May 8)
Donkey is very useful, important and precious animal genetic resource for food and agriculture. Donkey plays pivotal role in the livelihood earning of the million people of the world.See it on...
View ArticleA donkey is more than just a draft animal
Namibia’s first ever Livestock Catalogue was launched last week in Windhoek by the Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry John Mutorwa, and it was met with great excitement and a promise that the...
View ArticleKAZAKHSTAN : Ancient nomads spread earliest domestic grains along Silk Road,...
Charred grains of barley, millet and wheat deposited nearly 5,000 years ago at campsites in the high plains of Kazakhstan show that nomadic sheepherders played a surprisingly important role in the...
View ArticleResearch shows vast differences in livestock systems, diets and...
Tara Garnet, of the Food Climate Research Network (FCRN), at Oxford University, recently highlighted a paper published recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The...
View Articlecamel4all: Hidden Treasure! The Camel Milk
Raziq's insight:Something important about camel milkSee it on Scoop.it, via Sustainable Livestock Agenda SLA
View ArticleCamel, food security and climate change
Society of Animal, Veterinary and Animal Scientists (SAVES)Raziq's insight:Traditionally camel milk had been using for the treatment of many complex and diverse ailments of the pastoral communities of...
View ArticleCamel Journey ~ From its Original Habitat to Modern World
Camel role is incredible in its cradle of domestication and its original habitats. In 19th Century some camels were transported to USA, Australia, and some other places for work and armies. After...
View ArticleWelcome to Saves
Society of Animal, Veterinary and Environmental Scientists (SAVES) www.saves.org.pk (SAVES PAKISTAN) PublicationsRaziq's insight:ObjectivesConservation of AnGR and Indigenous knowledge through the...
View ArticleKenya's dairy industry switches from cowsW to camels | Global Ideas
The cow is the most important farm animal in parts of Africa but climate change is threatening the existence of the animal. Recurring droughts and extreme heat are making cows unable to produce...
View Articlecamel4all: Hidden Treasure! The Camel Milk
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View ArticleCamel Ensures Sustainable Productivity
The atrocities of climate change are emerging with multi-dimensional outcomes in different parts of the world with different intensities and level of losses. The historical Bactria region1 (Also,...
View ArticleSuperfood (Camel Milk) can Beat the Challenge of Superbug (Bacterial...
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View Articlecamel4all: A fatal Respiratory Camel Disease
Raziq's insight:The Scientists say that the symptoms described could point to a respiratory viral infection with bacterial complications taking into account the contagiousness nature of the outbreak....
View ArticleSuperfood (Camel Milk) can Beat the Challenge of Superbug (Bacterial...
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View ArticleSuperfood (Camel Milk) can Beat the Challenge of Superbug (Bacterial...
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View ArticleCamel Ensures Sustainable Productivity
The atrocities of climate change are emerging with multi-dimensional outcomes in different parts of the world with different intensities and level of losses. The historical Bactria region1 (Also,...
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